Spray bombed hood help
07-09-2008, 10:43 AM
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Spray bombed hood help
Hey guys someone offered a 3" cowl fiberglass hood to me for 120 dollars. I need help with getting it into a primer. It was spray painted red so it looks tacky as hell but for the price i can't pass it up. What do i need to do to get theold spray paint off and just get some primer on it?
07-09-2008, 05:12 PM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
ORIGINAL: FLcracker9
+1 on the block sanding.You will have to hand sand the areas where you can't get to with a block. What type of primer are you planning on using?.
+1 on the block sanding.You will have to hand sand the areas where you can't get to with a block. What type of primer are you planning on using?.
07-09-2008, 05:40 PM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
ORIGINAL: 5.0kid
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
use a light grit sandpaper like 300-400 and wetsand it. You will not damage the gelcoat like you will with 180 grit, and the paint will come off easy
07-09-2008, 06:07 PM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
just sand it with the proper grit then re shoot it with primer....once you get to the point where it is primered then you can further prep it with 3mm scotch brit pads to smooth it out
07-09-2008, 06:15 PM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
you officially FAIL at body work.
use a light grit sandpaper like 300-400 and wetsand it. You will not damage the gelcoat like you will with 180 grit, and the paint will come off easy
ORIGINAL: 5.0kid
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
use a light grit sandpaper like 300-400 and wetsand it. You will not damage the gelcoat like you will with 180 grit, and the paint will come off easy
07-09-2008, 06:51 PM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
you officially FAIL at body work.
use a light grit sandpaper like 300-400 and wetsand it. You will not damage the gelcoat like you will with 180 grit, and the paint will come off easy
ORIGINAL: 5.0kid
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
ive never done fiberglass but i would probably say paint thinner and laquer thinner then some really high grit sand paper, like 180 grit
use a light grit sandpaper like 300-400 and wetsand it. You will not damage the gelcoat like you will with 180 grit, and the paint will come off easy
07-10-2008, 12:02 AM
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RE: Spray bombed hood help
If you plan on preping it better later on than just hit it with the primer out of a spray can. of course that is just gonna add extra work for you down the road when you plan to prep it real good. hell you might as well get a spray can of paint matching closely to what color your car is now and just paint it. otherwise its gonna be as tacky as the red paint you have on it now.